CNL Talk: Engineering Safety in Nuclear Facilities
Mar 12, 2026 — 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Join us on March 12 for a talk on safety in nuclear facilities from coldspray coatings to virtual radiation reconstruction with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL).
Event details
Join us on March 12 during Engineering Research Celebration Day for a talk on safety in nuclear facilities with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL).
This talk is of interest to undergraduate students, graduate students, and Faculty members.
Abstract
Advances in manufacturing and immersive digital technologies are enabling new innovations for Canada’s current and next‑generation nuclear systems. This presentation highlights collaborative work between Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and the University of Ottawa on advanced manufacturing for nuclear components and AR/VR tools for radiation mapping.
The team investigates cold‑spray deposition as a way to produce complex, durable components for harsh reactor environments, supported by computational and experimental studies that address qualification under nuclear design codes.
A complementary framework for radiological characterization merges Monte Carlo simulations with field measurements to generate transparent 3D radiation maps in AR/VR, improving planning, training, and radiation protection. Early demonstrations at CNL show strong potential for enhancing safety and operational efficiency.
About Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)
CNL is Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, and a world leader in developing nuclear technology for peaceful and innovative applications.
Speaker
Dr. Lucian Ivan
Researcher
Dr. Lucian Ivan is a Computational Research Scientist in the Advanced Reactor Directorate at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and a Part-time Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Before joining CNL in 2015, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate in the Applied Mathematics Department at the University of Waterloo, working in space-plasma and computational physics.
Dr. Ivan specializes in high-performance computing and the development of scalable algorithms for fluid, plasma, multiphase, and particle-laden flows. His research spans turbulent combustion, atmospheric and radiation transport, transport processes in the human eye, advanced manufacturing, and data-assimilation methods. He is a Canadian representative on the Generation-IV International Forum (GIF) Advanced Manufacturing and Material Engineering (AMME) working group. Outside of work, Lucian is an avid long-distance runner and participant in competitive martial arts.
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